The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 17, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
6:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 419
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.98° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.51° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.